Andy Ruiz Jr.

Andy Ruiz Jr. is honestly one of the most compelling stories in modern boxing, and I will never get tired of telling it. Here's a guy from Imperial, California — Mexican-American roots, not exactly a pedigree that screams "future world champion" — who walked into Madison Square Garden in June 2019 as a massive underdog replacement opponent and proceeded to knock down Anthony Joshua four times before stopping him. Four times. In a world where everyone judges a heavyweight by his six-pack, Andy showed up looking like your fun uncle at a barbecue and dismantled one of the most hyped champions on the planet. Holding the WBA, IBF, and WBO titles simultaneously, he became the first heavyweight champion of Mexican descent — that's not a footnote, that's history. The rematch didn't go his way, sure, but the first fight alone cemented his legend. Don't judge a book by its cover; Andy Ruiz Jr. wrote that chapter himself.

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Name (English)

Andy Ruiz Jr.

Name (Japanese)

アンディ・ルイス・ジュニア

Reading

あんでぃ・るいす・じゅにあ

Born

September 11, 1989 (age 37)

Origin

Imperial, California, United States

Height

188 cm

Occupation

boxer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Snake

Awards & achievements

• WBO World Heavyweight Champion
• IBF World Heavyweight Champion
• WBA World Heavyweight Champion
• IBO World Heavyweight Champion

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy%20Ruiz%20Jr.
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%83%87%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4761262

Tags

• California
• boxer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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